Jeff King is the founder of Kingmade Jerky, the “Official Jerky and Official Meat Snack” of the PGA Tour. Founded in 2012, Kingmade has attracted a cultish following on the PGA Tour, with the help of players like Luke List, Scott Brown, Billy Horschel, Davis Love III, Jimmy Walker, Graeme McDowell, Matt Kuchar, and Vaughn Taylor. The brand continues to thrive after taking on growth capital from Bushwood Investment Partners, LLC. King has caddied for most of his life, having worked on the PGA Tour, the LPGA Tour, the Asian Tour, and the Korn Ferry Tour.

She repeatedly reinvented AxleTech, surpassing $500M in revenue, becoming one of The Carlyle Group’s top CEOs, but that should come as no surprise to anyone who hears Mary Petrovich’s story. Turning adversity into excellence, she’s had the cards stacked against her since childhood, and it was caddying at Franklin Hills Country Club that created the foundation for her success. Winning an Evans Scholarship to attend Michigan, she later added an MBA from Harvard Business School. Now a Western Golf Association Director, she serves on the boards of DealerShop, United Road Services, Traxen, Xeeva, and Woodward (NASDAQ: WWD). Mary has also won 35 club championships, has had 9 aces, and is just an all-around badass.

Matt Desch is CEO of Iridium (NASDAQ: IRDM), a satellite company based in Washington, DC. Iridium is the world’s largest satellite system, providing communications to ships, airplanes, and other industries across 100% of the planet that are outside cellular coverage. Once the largest bankruptcy in the world, Matt joined the company in 2006 and took it from a small company to a multi-billion dollar global company, launching a new $3B satellite system in the process. Matt has spent over 40 years in telecommunications, starting at AT&T Bell Labs, and was an early pioneer in the cellular phone wireless industry. He has a BS in Computer Science from The Ohio State University and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He is a Board of Trustee for the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA) and also sits on the board of Unisys (NYSE: UIS).

Stephen Malbon is the founder of Malbon Golf, along with his wife, Erica. Established in 2017, Malbon Golf has taken the sport by storm, enjoying collaborations with the likes of Nike, Polo, and Callaway. With store locations in Los Angeles and Seoul, South Korea, the brand has garnered fans in Steph Curry, Justin Bieber, Travis Scott, ScHoolboyQ, just to name a few. It has been featured extensively in not only golf media outlets but also GQ, Vogue, and many more. Malbon speaks passionately about his love of the game and their place in its evolution.